This is what it took to remove my shift knob

[Tat2bass]

I posted the other day asking, to see if there was a pin or something I was missing keeping me from turning it anymore. Now, I'm a pretty big and strong guy, and I was able to get it a quarter turn and no more. And I actually turned it so hard, I couldn't even get it to go back straight. I bruised the inside of my right hand gripping it and turning it so hard, and turning so hard the shifter itself was rotating in the housing. Could not believe how hard this thing was on there. So went to the dealership to see if they had removed one before and had any tricks. I had tried the wet towel at home to no avail. Another big tech came out and both of us had both our hands on trying to remove this damn thing to no avail. Finally, I said fuck it and didn't care about damaging the stock one, just wanted it off. Had to put vise grips on so hard to bite into the leather, and as he was using both hands on the vise to rotate it, I had both hands on the top portion rotating it, and we still barely got it to come off. This is what it looked like after. And it was caked with damn red loctite on the inside. Absolutely dumb for them to use that mess on a removable shifter. But, I'm happy with my new shift knob, feels excellent, is a heavier weight and sits a little lower. I got it made so that it matched all the brushed aluminum throughout the cabin as well. Matches perfect.

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[Bossing]

Holy chit! :eyebulge:

Poor OEM original shift knob....

 

[Tat2bass]

I wasn't too worried about it to keep it. I plan on keeping this car for a while, so it would just be another thing sitting in the garage taking up space anyways.

Just couldn't believe how hard it was to remove. Never had one so hard.

 

[cosmo]

wrap an old leather belt around it and use the vice grips on the leather belt instead.

RIP shift knob.

 

[Tat2bass]

wrap an old leather belt around it and use the vice grips on the leather belt instead.

RIP shift knob.

We tried doing that with the wet towel, and even then it would still eventually spin.

 

[EF300]

Nice but I kinds like the stock shift knob, RIP

 

[Rimox51]

what shift ball did you end up with. Any interference with the reverse lock out collar ??

 

[daltron]

Heat is what it takes.

 

[Mustang_Scotty]

One of the flaws of my new 350 is that the knob is loose and does not tighten straight

 

[HizliBullet]

OEM shifter looks better

 

[nastang87xx]

One of the flaws of my new 350 is that the knob is loose and does not tighten straight

That's interesting. Mine feels almost like it's one piece from the shaft to the top of the knob (take that as you will).

My '11 car had a shoddy knob and would sometimes come loose.

 

[Blaze489]

You were right that it might have red, when I told you mine was pretty easy

 

[John Montana]

One of the flaws of my new 350 is that the knob is loose and does not tighten straight

Ditto. Might change it out anyway.

 

[mattlqx]

Went through that with the Boss. Nooooo thanks.

 

[Tat2bass]

what shift ball did you end up with. Any interference with the reverse lock out collar ??

I had it made from lathewerkz. And nope, reverse lock out still works. It is recessed underneath for it, and he has them with the correct thread pitch, so easy to order. I went with this one because it matches the brushed aluminum pieces throughout the car and is heavier than stock. Gives it a really nice feel. And it sits lower.

The stock knob is a nice one, but I didn't like it as much as this. Specifically the red lettering. I prefer a more clean and subtle look for something like that.

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